Sundance Now, AMC Networks’ direct-to-consumer SVOD service, and Shudder, the streaming service for thriller, suspense and horror, today announced at San Diego Comic Con the joint acquisition of the Sky original production, “A Discovery of Witches.” The eight-episode drama is produced by Bad Wolf — the creative team behind “The Night Of,” :Doctor Who,” “Torchwood,” […]
AMC has greenlit horror anthology series “The Terror” for a second season, with an order for 10 new episodes. Debuting on March 25, 2018, the first iteration of “The Terror” (based on the novel of the same name by Dan Simmons) told a self-contained story about the doomed crews of the HMS Erebus and HMS […]
AMC, not surprisingly, has picked-up mega hit “The Walking Dead” for a ninth season, with an unconfirmed number of new episodes to premiere later this year. Also announced was current “The Walking Dead” showrunner Scott M. Gimple being elevated to Chief Content Officer, overseeing the entire “Dead” television universe, including “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the […]
AMC will move forward on a third season of scripted drama “Preacher,” according to a tweet by series co-creator Seth Rogen yesterday. Debuting on May 22, 2016 and based on the graphic novel series of the same name created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, “Preacher” follows West Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic […]
The creator and producers of mega-hit “The Walking Dead” have filed a potentially billion-dollar lawsuit against AMC, alleging that the series’ network has kept “the lion’s share” of profits for itself and not properly distributed them to its “creative people.” The news emerged one day after creator Robert Kirkman signed an overall deal with US […]
AMC has 10 episodes of a drama series “Dietland” from Marti Noxon (“Mad Men,” “UnReal”) and based on Sarai Walker’s 2015 novel of the same name. Set against the backdrop of the beauty industry and described as a part-character drama and part-revenge fantasy, “Dietland” will explore society’s obsession with weight loss and beauty. The series, […]
AMC has issued a fourth season renewal to “Break Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul.” Produced by Sony Pictures Television, “Better Call Saul” will return with 10 new episodes in 2018. Debuting on Feb. 8, 2015, “Better Call Saul” follows the story of small-time lawyer James Morgan “Jimmy” McGill (Bob Odenkirk), six years before his appearance […]
eMMY NOMINATED Anna Chlumsky (“Veep”) will be appearing in “Halt and Catch Fire’s” fourth and final season this summer. Chlumsky will play Dr. Katie Herman, Chief Ontologist — a crucial role in this season’s Search business venture. “From day one on set Anna has brought a wonderful new energy to the show, that both complements […]
AMC has greenlit Sunday night scripted drama “Into the Badlands” for a third season, with an order for 16 new episodes. Debuting on Nov. 15, 2015,the series is set in a post-apocalyptic world approximately 500 years after a war that left civilization in ruins. Many elements of technology, such as electricity and ground vehicles, have […]
